https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/163/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-keep-mats-zuccarello-in-minnesota-for-two-more-years/        The Minnesota Wild are not letting a narrative go on until next summer.         Announced by the team on Friday morning, the Wild have signed veteran winger Mats Zuccarello to a two-year, $8.25-million contract extension that will carry a cap hit of $4.125 million through the 2025-26 se...17269Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-have-to-consider-offensive-line-adjustments/Almost everything was bad during the Green Bay Packers' lopsided loss to the Detroit Lions on Thursday night. Some things are what they are: We have already talked multiple times about Joe Barry, about the young offensive weapons, and about the natural ups and downs from Jordan Love that are expec...17268Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-will-preseason-deployment-affect-the-opening-night-lineup/It’s hard to perfectly read into anything in the preseason. Teams have young players looking to make a mark and veterans looking for a tune-up. The outcomes and the records of NHL preseason games are more or less irrelevant. Still a team’s deployment of players and the lines.         Who knows if...17265Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/an-embarrassing-humiliating-night-at-lambeau/You figured there’d be growing pains for the young Green Bay Packers; you just didn’t expect that pain to be so acute at times.   Against the New Orleans Saints, the Pack came out of the gate limping, with miscues and penalties leading to a big first-half deficit. Thursday night, they delivered t...17263Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/extending-three-trusty-veterans-will-help-minnesotas-new-core-develop/Many people who follow the Minnesota Wild believe Mats Zuccarello, Ryan Hartman, and Marcus Foligno will likely walk as unrestricted free agents next summer. They’re all in contract years, and the Wild have limited cap space. What if I can tell you they can serve a benefit to the prospects? Not...17256Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/can-love-and-the-pack-serve-up-an-encore-performance-tonight/Jordan Love gets his first primetime close-up as a starter tonight, and it sounds like he’ll finally have his two most explosive friends on the field together with him.   What versions of Aaron Jones and Christian Watson we get remains to be seen. Logic tells us the team will work them in slowly,...17255Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/dontayvion-wicks-is-ahead-of-the-rookie-learning-curve/Dontayvion Wicks' final season at Virginia in 2022 could easily be described as a nightmare. In terms of his stat line, it looked like Wicks regressed from 2021 to 2022.   Here’s a quick look: 2021: 12 games, 57 catches, 1,203 yards, and nine touchdowns 2022: 8 games, 30 catches, 430 yar...17252Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/is-matt-boldy-ready-to-make-the-leap/Speaking personally, I don't believe I harbor many ridiculous beliefs. I don't believe in the Illuminati, I fully subscribe to the "Globe Earth" theory, and I'm somewhere in the middle of the Dana Scully - Fox Mulder spectrum. The truth may or not be out there.         The one indulgence I've allo...17248Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-defense-can-be-better-on-early-downs/The Green Bay Packers have a defensive personnel built to play a more aggressive style. That’s nothing new. But Joe Barry's system isn’t necessarily supposed to be aggressive. To his credit, Green Bay’s defensive coordinator has adapted what he does to fit his players, and it tends to be modestly...17243Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-must-drop-the-grit-and-pick-up-the-fundamentals/        The Minnesota Wild have advertised themselves as a gritty team, citing their willingness to play physically and finish their checks. The Wild are a physical team, but they also play with finesse.                                                    That isn’t a bad idea with a top l...17239Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-love-to-doubs-connection-could-become-something-amazing/While the overall volume isn't there yet, Romeo Doubs has made an impact when it's mattered most in the Green Bay Packers' first three games. With Christian Watson still on the mend and rookies as the other primary options, Doubs has stepped up to be the go-to receiver for Jordan Love in the bigge...17237Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/let-sean-rhyan-start-at-left-guard/While most teams struggle to field a fully competent offensive line, the Green Bay Packers have enviable depth.   Unfortunately, they've needed to tap into that depth early this season. With David Bakhtiari managing his lingering knee injury and Elgton Jenkins facing a knee injury as well, the le...17236Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-need-a-bit-more-from-special-teams/The Green Bay Packers had a tale of two fourth quarters these past few weeks against NFC South opponents.   Green Bay blew a comfortable lead against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 2 thanks to a meltdown in all three phases. In Week 3's home opener, Jordan Love and Co. went into power-overwhelming m...17234Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/rashan-gary-is-terrifying-and-this-is-only-the-beginning/It’s been 319 days since Rashan Gary tore his ACL in a brutal Green Bay Packers loss last season in Week 9 against the Detroit Lions. The Packers lost much more than just the game that day. An ascending Gary was ruled out for the year, and no one ever knows if a player will return to form after a...17233Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/jordan-love-has-the-attitude-to-be-a-true-franchise-leader/How can you not be romantic about football? That’s a famous Aaron Rodgers line, but it applies to what happened to the Green Bay Packers playing against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Jordan Love's first game at Lambeau Field as a starting quarterback couldn't have been more chaotic.   The Pac...17230Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-best-game-i-never-saw/Let me take you through my Sunday afternoon.   I bellied up to the bar at the Indianapolis International Airport and convinced the bartender to switch from the Indianapolis Colts game to the Green Bay Packers game. (For some reason, they couldn’t show multiple games). No one seemed to care, which...17229Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/will-fleury-get-in-a-goalie-fight-before-retiring/        Last season, Marc-Andre Fleury almost got the NHL goalie fight he’s been itching for. When the Minnesota Wild played the St. Louis Blues on March 15, 2023, Fleury was within sniffing distance of his first fight since junior hockey. Unfortunately for Fleury and the fans, the refs quickly s...17224Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/its-time-for-the-wild-to-raise-their-ceiling-not-their-floor/        Here we go again. Training camp has begun. It’s that wonderful time of the year when hockey players can walk out of a cold rink and into the final warm days of fall. It’s a time for excitement and the building anticipation of a new season.         For the NHL, it’s no different. Most pl...17222Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/can-the-packers-solve-marshon-lattimore/After a crushing loss to the Atlanta Falcons last weekend, the Green Bay Packers look to bounce back in their home opener against the 2-0 New Orleans Saints this Sunday. The big matchup will be between each team’s strengths: Green Bay’s offense against the Saints’ defense.   Last week, Green Bay’...17219Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/will-the-saints-march-out-of-lambeau-with-a-w/Sorry gang, I’m just not feeling it.   I’m pretty sure that in the 14 years I’ve been writing about the Pack, I’ve never picked them to lose in back-to-back weeks, but here we are.   I understand that many things are working in the Pack’s favor on Sunday. It’s the home opener, with all the excit...17218Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-under-dogs-are-barking-week-3-2/Well, what do you know, we’re off to a 5-1 start. A special thank you and a nod of appreciation to Sean McVay for kicking a head-scratching field goal in the final seconds to cut a ten-point deficit to seven. I owe you one, Sean.   This week’s puppies aren’t cuddly and adorable, but they’ll get t...17214Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-need-to-create-rhythm-in-the-short-pass-game/The Green Bay Packers are second in expected points added per play on early downs. They are also 25th in rush EPA. So you should expect a pass-heavy team to start the series, right? Well, that's not what's been happening, and it's a problem head coach Matt LaFleur might be forced to solve in the n...17211Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/is-the-clock-ticking-on-adam-beckman/        Primacy is an educational concept that states that it’s easiest to learn new information as early as possible when tackling a new concept. It applies very strongly to the draft. Within a news cycle of NHL draft day, bloggers and reporters fill fans’ heads with highlight reels and best-cas...17210Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/is-connor-dewar-getting-lost-in-the-shuffle/The Minnesota Wild are hoping that iron sharpens iron for their bottom six this season. The Wild have signed many depth players this offseason to fill out their roster and provide competition for some of the youngsters and veterans at camp.          Re-signing Brandon Duhaime, bringing in guys lik...17204Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/can-the-packers-stop-chris-olave/Matt LaFleur about his expectations for the Green Bay Packers’ defense against the New Orleans Saints this week. “We have to play better in order for us to have an opportunity to win against a team coming in here 2-0," he said. "A really good football team.” The biggest challenge they’ll face o...17202Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000